Jumbunch, a sports and fitness franchise for kids, was founded in 1997 by Tom Bunchman. The company grew and began franchising in 2002 as a home-based business model that brings sports and exercise to kids in a fun and exciting way. Today there are almost 50 locations nationwide.

Matt and Lindsay Barron founded Gigglebytes in San Marcos, Texas, in 1996 after realizing there was a lack of educational computer programs for children. With Lindsay’s teaching experience and Matt’s sales and marketing skills, they created the system and sold it to preschools, day-care centers and after-school programs. In 1997, they changed the name from [...]

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Shauna Sloan dragged her husband Brent into an upscale children’s resale store in 1992. As an attorney and shopping center executive, Brent was surprised by the second-hand store’s chic clientele. Convinced that no operator had fully maximized the potential of the resale concept, the Sloans set out to create a children’s resale format, traveling cross-country [...]

When founder Carol Kay Harsell’s dance studio tripled in size in a matter of months, she wondered why her preschool dance program enrollment wasn’t growing as well. After discussing the matter with CFO Bernard Friedman, Harsell realized the problem was that many young children were in child-care centers and preschools. When Friedman suggested they take [...]

Founded in 1991, Van Nuys, California-based Color Me Mine provides would-be artists with the studio and supplies to create ceramic masterpieces. Children and adults visit the stores, taking their pick of more than 300 pre-made pieces to paint.Color Me Mine can also set up painting parties at customers’ homes. The company provide all the necessary [...]

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George and Pauline Miller founded Kiddie Academy Child Care Learning Centers in 1981 to provide education-based child care. Kiddie Academy provides its franchisees with curriculum and helps them obtain all the licenses and permits necessary to build and operate the business.

Working with public and private schools, Ident-A-Kid franchisees sell credit-card-sized identification cards to parents. Each card includes the child’s photograph, fingerprint, physical description and contact information.

San Francisco mother Joan Barnes created the Gymboree Play and Music Program in 1976 when she couldn’t find a safe place for new parents and children to play and exercise together. There are now locations across the United States and throughout the world.Gymboree Play and Music centers offer different classes each week for children ranging [...]